Patents by Inventor Joshua C. Houser

Joshua C. Houser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Torque button lock clip
    Patent number: 10677278
    Abstract: A clip for coupling a torque plate to an end plate of a disk brake system in accordance with various embodiments includes an inner portion having two parallel elongate members. The clip further includes an outer portion at least partially including a rounded portion that is located outward from the inner portion and has a raised end, wherein the inner portion is entirely in a same plane as the rounded portion of the outer portion, and wherein the raised end extends away from the rounded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joshua C. Houser
  • TORQUE BUTTON LOCK CLIP
    Publication number: 20190285101
    Abstract: A clip for coupling a torque plate to an end plate of a disk brake system in accordance with various embodiments includes an inner portion having two parallel elongate members. The clip further includes an outer portion at least partially including a rounded portion that is located outward from the inner portion and has a raised end, wherein the inner portion is entirely in a same plane as the rounded portion of the outer portion, and wherein the raised end extends away from the rounded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joshua C. Houser
  • Wheel and brake assembly
    Patent number: 8157062
    Abstract: A wheel and brake assembly (10) having a torque bar (24) supported at a mid-span location. The torque bar (24) can be pre-loaded at a mid-span location. The pre-load can be effected by a spacer block (150) that is interposed between the wheel well and the torque bar (24). The method and device of the present invention can be used with existing wheel and brake assemblies. The spacer block can be a two-part spacer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Enright, Jerry L. Miller, Joshua C. Houser
  • WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090277260
    Abstract: A wheel and brake assembly (10) having a torque bar (24) supported at a mid-span location. The torque bar (24) can be pre-loaded at a mid-span location. The pre-load can be effected by a spacer block (150) that is interposed between the wheel well and the torque bar (24). The method and device of the present invention can be used with existing wheel and brake assemblies. The spacer block can be a two-part spacer block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: John J. Enright, Jerry L. Miller, Joshua C. Houser